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<li><p>Highest ACT: Composite: 34 (E: 36, M: 36, R: 31, S: 34) - Would be 35 if the ACT was superscored.</p></li>
<li><p>SAT II’s: Bio M = 740; US History = 720; Math II = 750.</p></li>
<li><p>APs: So far, World History (4), CompSci A (4), Stats (4), US History (5), Psych (5), AB Calc (5), German (4), English Lit (4).</p></li>
<li><p>IBs: None as of yet. All in senior year.</p></li>
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<p>Courses
Senior year APs = Biology, Chemistry. Will have taken 10 APs by the end of senior year
Senior year IBs = Biology HL, German HL, English HL, Math Studies SL, Chemistry SL, Psychology SL. Will have taken 6 IBs by the end of senior year.</p>
<p>Awards/Honors
National Honor Society (2 years) - as public relations officer
National Merit Commendation
National AP Scholar by the end of junior year
Several placings at local and regional declamation contests (1st, 2nd, and 3rd in German)
National German Examination Winner (top 99%)
Roper Mountain Science Center Special Award in Chemistry</p>
<p>Extracurricular activities:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Varsity Soccer (4 years) - Captain/Co-captain for two years, starting player all four years, lettered, Region champions 2008-2009.</p></li>
<li><p>Academic Team/Quiz Bowl (4 years) - Captain 2009-2010, Three-time state champions, Two-time national qualifier, ranked 4th in the nation overall.</p></li>
<li><p>National Forensics League (3 years) - State champion, two-time state semi-finalist, national qualifier for the NFL Nationals Tournament; many local/regional level placings ranging from 1st to 4th.</p></li>
<li><p>Nursing homes (2 years) - The past two summers/school years, I have been working a local nursing home and have routinely interacted with senior citizens every day. I primarily work with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients to ensure that they get physical and mental exercise each day. All in all - 200+ hours of community service.</p></li>
<li><p>National Honor Society (2 years) - Public relations officer; we work hand-in-hand with nonprofit organizations on charity events in the community. Recently, we co-sponsored a charity golf tournament that raised over $50,000 for a local literary program. That said, 100+ hours of community service.</p></li>
<li><p>Red Cross (2 years) - Worked in local events such as Fall for Greenville, Mauldin Fest, etc. to provide assistance in running community charity events. Also helped in soup kitchens, Relay for Life events, March of Dimes events, etc. Hours total 50+.</p></li>
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<p>Summers:
(2008) - National Forensics Tournament
(2008) - German-American Partnership Program sponsored student exchange (really broadened my perspective of the world – something to write about in my college essays)
(2009) - National Scholastic Championship (quiz bowl) - top 8 teams
(2009) - High School National Championship Tournament (quiz bowl)
(2009) - Worked in at Furman University (local university) on neuroscience research (primarily the effects of various stimulants/depressants on mice)
(2008-2009) - Volunteer work (nursing home)</p>
<p>Schools:
Stanford
Harvard
Penn
Duke
JHU
WUSTL
Vanderbilt</p>
<p>I don’t foresee a particularly positive future in regards to getting into Stanford, Harvard, and even Penn. I’m more so interested in my chances at Duke and below. Thanks, guys. If you leave your thread, I’ll give you your chances back.</p>
<p>Well, the fact that you are full diploma is great. It would be preferable to NOT take Math Studies, but the harder of the SL courses… but the overal diploma is hard ( I know, Im full Diploma too!)</p>
<p>You also have great ECs, and a wide variety… plus you come from Down south, an advantage at some northern schools.</p>
<p>I only chance schools I know, so</p>
<p>Stanford- reach (they tend to be unpredictable)
Harvard- reach (it is for everyone)
Penn- lower reach
Duke- match
JHU- match, maybe a low reach (but only by a small margin)</p>
<p>You have great ECs, which seem to be the biggest selling factor for all the majorly competitive schools.
I’d say you’re in at JHU, WUSTL, and Vanderbilt. Duke is a likely match. UPenn and Harvard are reaches for everyone, but you have a decent shot.
Good luck!</p>
<p>you have a super challenging courseload and great ECs!
So I would say you have as much a chance at Harvard as any other very well qualified person (:
Same goes for Stanford
Penn is a low (quite low) reach
Duke is basically a match
JHU is also a match</p>
<p>dunno about the rest!
Good luck though, youre a very competitive candidate! (:</p>
<p>Wow, I was not overly impressed till I hit EC’s–they will carry you through. Ivies are always unpredictable of course, but I’d say you have a chance at Harvard, a smaller chance at Stanford (but still enough to carry on hope), and all others are in the bag.</p>
<p>Why would he have a smaller chance at Stanford? Just curious. Harvard’s average scores are considerably higher as is their average class rank (because of athletes) so I always wonder when I read such posts.</p>
<p>The only thing that worries me is your sandardized test scores. The AP scores are not spectacular and when compared to a pool of Asians, the SATs definetely are not. Your ECs are amazing though- Out of ten-</p>
<p>Now that you are done–I wouldn’t worry about it so much, just relax bro. I’ll tell you right now, as a current student at Penn, you’re numbers are better than mine across the board (SATs, EC’s, ACTs). My class rank was a bit higher, but no worries; you’ll most likely get interviews from most of the schools. If you kill the interviews (start preparaing asap), I suspect you will be happy with the result.</p>
<p>Your SAT score is below average, especially for an Asian at the top schools (average 2240, so expect the average Asian SAT score to be higher) although your ACT score is better. Most of your test scores are decent, but not great. Your GPA and rank are good as well as your extracurriculars. I’d say it depends largely on how you present yourself. Stanford, Harvard, UPenn are reaches; the rest are lower reaches or matches.</p>